Joseph De Jesus

Democratic

Running as Candidate for

State Assembly District 38

Party Enrolled in

Democratic

Top Three Issues

  1. Universal Healthcare, Housing, and Suffrage
  2. Decommodification of Land, Energy & Utilities
  3. Decriminalization, Decarceration & Abolition

Current Occupation

Poet, Artist, Adjunct Lecturer, Editor

Previous Occupation

Adjunct Professor, Private Tutor, Freelance Writer

Education

M.A. in Performance Studies, New York University (Departmental Fellow); M.F.A. in Creative Writing, Sarah Lawrence College; B.A. Oberlin College

Organizational Affiliation

Senior Staff & Co-Editor at Apogee Journal; Advisory Board Member No, Dear Magazine; Ridgewood Tenant Union Member

Prior Public Experience

Acknowledgements include: The Operating System, UC Berkeley Center for Race & Gender, The Atlas Review, BRIC ArtFP Commission, NYFA/NYSCA and more.

Candidate Statement

I am the *ONLY* grassroots, working class, abolitionist candidate for NY State Assembly District 38. I fight for the People of South Queens. Mine is the only anti-racist campaign in this Assembly race; we run on principle. I refuse funds my opponents accept on principle—we finance the campaign on word and will alone for the word is forever more valuable than the dollar.

 

I fight to hold accountable the 112 billionaires of New York, who’ve looted the wealth of the world, to fund universal healthcare, housing, and suffrage, tuition-free public education, and fare-free public transit. I fight to decommodify and democratize our land, energy and utilities, to end homelessness and protect tenants and homeowners alike.

 

I ask for your vote.